Farms-to-Restaurants Week announced

Albany County’s first Farms-to-Restaurant Week will be held next week, Sept. 10-16. During the promotion, eight restaurants in the county will incorporate produce or other products from local farms into their menu offerings.

Among the participating farms are Brookview Station Winery in Castleton, Brown Cow Dairy in St. Johnsville, Eight Mile Creek Farm in Westerlo, Engel’s Farm in Colonie, F. Cappiello Dairy in Schenectady, Indian Ladder Farms in Altamont and Gordon Farms in Berne.

Diners will receive a promotional wine glass and “Albany County Bounty,” a map and brochure of farms and farm products in the county.

Albany County Farms-to-Restaurants Week was organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County, the county Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Planning and the federal Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency with funding from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.